FSHS: Transplant patients to receive Myfortic free of charge starting August 26

Starting tomorrow, August 26, patients with transplanted organs will receive the medication Myfortic (mycophenolic acid) free of charge, in 180 mg and 360 mg doses. The medication will be available at pharmacies contracted by the Health Insurance Fund.

According to the FSHS, all the necessary steps to implement this measure have been completed. The Management Board has granted its approval, the Medicines Codification has been updated, and the contracted pharmacies have been informed about the new procedure for dispensing the therapy.

As a result, patients will no longer pay 615 denars for a package of Myfortic 180 mg and 1,439 denars for the 360 mg dose.

The Fund announced that Myfortic is a particularly important therapy for people with transplanted organs. The treatment is used over a long period, and an uninterrupted supply is essential.

The decision was made after the FSHS was informed that the alternative medicines provided free of charge were unavailable on the domestic market due to technical problems in production. In order not to pass the financial burden of this situation on to patients, it was decided that the original Myfortic medicine would be provided at no additional cost.

The issue was treated as a priority at the initiative of Fund Director Zlatko Perinski, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the FSHS professional services. According to the institution, the solution has now been fully implemented and can be used at pharmacies.

The FSHS estimates that the measure will bring two benefits: patients will have regular therapy without additional expenses, while the effect of the previous price reduction for the medicine will also be maintained.

The price of Myfortic 180 mg has been reduced by 291 denars, while the price of the 360 mg dose has been reduced by 2,012 denars. As a result of these reductions, the projected savings for the Fund during the second half of 2026 amount to around one million denars.